by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack’s Board of Supervisors will continue discussing the 2023 budget Monday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m., in Accomac, after hearing from 15 people at a town hall meeting Wednesday. There will be no public comment at Monday’s session. The town hall was to...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools are at risk of having to turn down more than $667,000 in state funding because the local match required is so high, the school division’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget would reach a deficit of $1.4 million. Northampton...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Chincoteague Town Council at a workshop meeting Thursday, Feb. 17, discussed an agreement for Chincoteague Sunset Bay’s sewage facilities to be transferred to the Hampton Roads Service District. A letter of intent for Chincoteague Sunset LLC to...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors at the Feb. 16 meeting sent a proposed ordinance about using recreational vehicles for habitation back to the Department of Planning for possible changes. The board voted to continue the matter after...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Children’s Harbor and Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce officials cut a ribbon Friday to officially recognize the upcoming opening of Children’s Harbor Eastern Shore The facility, in the former Fairgrounds Restaurant near Onancock, is not yet open —...
by James Ritch | Feb 23, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – After one local school district hit a snag last week, both Accomack and Northampton public schools have implemented mask-optional regulations for students and are in compliance with the new state law allowing parents to exempt their children from...
